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1961 Emmy Award For Eugene O'Neill's ''The Iceman Cometh''

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2014

Emmy award statue, the most prestigious award in television bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts And Sciences for excellence in the field. Statue was awarded for a 1961 television version of the play ''The Iceman Cometh'', based on Eugene O'Neill's original 1939 play. Sidney Lumet directed Jason Robards as Hickey Hickman, a reformed gambler who attempts to uplift his crew of unsavory friends. Award statue depicts the iconic winged woman holding an atom, symbolizing the relationship between art and science intrinsic to television, with an ''Academy of Television Arts and Sciences'' banner attached. Plaque at base reads: ''Most Outstanding Local Program 1960-1961 / 'The Ice Man Cometh' / The Play of the Week / WNTA-TV''. Measures 6.5'' in height, with base measurements of 5.5'' x 3''. Scattered speckling and tarnishing to metal and a miniscule nick to the rear left corner edge of the base, else near fine.